Holiday events

Updated 5:20 pm, Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Tired of watching Christmas specials? Get off the couch and out of the house because there's an abundance of seasonal shopping, activities and entertainment awaiting for virtually all tastes and budgets.

Fiesta de las Luminarias: Candles line the River Walk as a symbol of the “lighting of the way” for the Holy Family. Sunday and Friday-Dec. 15 and Dec. 20-22. 210-227-4262 or www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com

Military collections: H-E-B Plus!, 10718 Potranco Road. Toys and gift cards are being collected for military children and families for the holiday season. Donations are being collected at the store's business center. Donations accepted through Sunday.

Show roundup: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 3355 Cherry Ridge Drive, Suite 212. The “Great Zapato Round-up!” community service project is collecting new tennis shoes for boys and girls in youth sizes 4-7 and adult sizes 6-9 to benefit the Title 1 students in Edgewood Independent School District. Shoes must be valued from $15-$50. Shoes or gift cards should be dropped off or mailed by Friday.

Celebrate San Antonio: New Year's Eve celebration sponsored by the city and the San Antonio Parks Foundation. Dec. 31. South Alamo Street between Market and César Chávez Boulevard and in La Villita. Free admission. 210-212-8423 or www.saparksfoundation.org.

River lights: River Walk. Thousands of lights adorn the area along the River Walk. Through Jan. 1.

Light the Way: Benson Stadium, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, 210-829-6001. The campus will be aglow with a million white lights after the ceremony, which includes lots of music and will be followed by a candlelit procession around campus featuring Mariachis Las Coronelas. Through Jan. 6.

Kids

Children's storytelling: Alamo Quarry Market, next to Nordstrom Rack, 255 E. Basse Road. The holiday storytelling event includes visits by Santa Claus and other local mascots and celebrities. The events benefit the Family Service Association's “Adopt a Family” program. Donations of new children's pajamas or socks are needed. 4:45 p.m. Saturday and Dec. 21.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: AT&T Center, East Houston Street at AT&T Center Parkway. In celebration of 15 years of touring, the orchestra plans a final performance of its rock opera, “The Lost Christmas Eve.” $57.66-$90.58. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 28.

Stage

“Las Nuevas Tamaleras”: Guadalupe Theater, 1301 Guadalupe St., 210-223-2009, www.tamaleras.com. Comedy about three Latinas making tamales for the first time has been a seasonal favorite. $12-$25. Through Dec. 15. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday and Dec. 15.